Incense buhner



Sept. 18, 1934.

E. F. JONES INCENSE EURNER Filed A ril 1, '1951 IN 5N TOR. I

A TTORNEY S P'atenteci Sept. 18, 1934 UNITED :iif

ran-sis PATENT This invention relates to incense burners and moreparticularly to an improved incense burner esigned to contain means forigniting the incense and capable of manipulation to limit the quantityof incense burned or the time of burning.

The object of the present invention is the provision of an incenseburning device in which a stick of incense may be ignited by convenientmeans and will be extinguished automatically when a portion of it, thevolume of which may be predetermined and regulated, has been consumed.

One form of the invention is shown by way of illustration in theaccompanying drawing and further objects and advantages in the followingdetailed description having reference to th drawing.

In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a front elevation of an incense burnerembodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the incense burner shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line IIIIII of Fig. 2. V

Fig. 4 is a sectional View taken on line IV--IV of Fig. 3. v

Fig. 5 is a section of an ash receptacle taken on line VV of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of an incense stick.

Fig. '7 is a perspective View of a modified form of incense stick.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of an incense burner designed in accordancewith my invention and made in the form of a desk stand.

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of Fig. 8.

Referring more particularly to the drawing and especially to Figs. 1 and2, I show an incense burner which consists of a wall plate A adapted tobe fastened to a wall in any suitable manner, such as by screws, suctioncup, or the like, and supporting a casing generally indicated at B whichcarries an incense compartment C, and igniting means D; the plate A alsosupports an ash receptacle E.

Referring to Fig. 3, it may be seen that the incense compartment Cconsists of a tube 10 suitably secured in thecasing B and open at oneend for the reception of a stick of incense 11 to be more fullydescribed hereinafter. The stick of incense is slidable in the tube 10and may be caused to extend outwardly therefrom at the open end of thetube any desired distance. The igniting means D consists of a similartube 12 secured in the casing B parallel to and below the incense tube10. A lighter comprising a tubular fluid container 13, slidablysupported in the tube 12,

is provided with a friction wheel 14 engageable with a flint, not shown,in the customary manner and adapted to ignite a wick 15 extending intothe container 13 and saturated with a volatile fluid. The fluid may bereplenished by removing the 59 container 13 from the tube 12. Thelighter is also provided with a suitable cap 16 as shown in dotted linesin Fig. l, and which serves to prevent undue evaporation of the lightingfluid and also to snuff the flame after the incense has been 5 ignited.

In operation when it is desired to burn incense, the stick of incense 11is caused to extend outwardly from the tube 19 as shown. The cap isremoved from the lighter and the friction wheel I revolved against theflint causing sparks therefrom to ignite the wick 15, the flame fromwhich starts the incense burning. The cap is then replaced extingui hingthe flame and the incense continues to burn until that portion or" thestick 7 which extends outwardly from the tube 10 has been consumed. Theincense will not burn down into the tube because of the fact that thereis no circulation of air around it Within the tube to supportcombustion. Any ashes dropping from the stick of incense during the timethat it is being burned, or thereafter, fall into the convenientlyplaced'ash receiver E.

The means for advancing the stick of incense 11 out of the tube is bestshown in Figs. 3 and i, inwhich the casing B is shown as provided with aslot 17 on its upper surface in which is slidably mounted a lug 18. Thislug 18 carries a very light spring 19 which is curved downwardly toextend through a slot 20 in the incense tube 10. The incense stick 11 asshown in this figure and also in Fig. 6 is provided with a plurality ofnotches or serrations 21 which give it somewhat the shape of a rack bar,thus sliding of the lug 18 toward the closed end of the incense tube 10will cause the spring 19 to become engaged in one of the serrations 21and movement of the lug 18 in the opposite direction will cause thespring to push the incense out of the tube, thus by reciprocating thelug 18 the incense stick may be gradually moved outwardly to anydistance desired, it being understood that the length of time that theincense will burn is determined by the length of the portion of thestick which is exposed. The slot 1'7 is so limited in length that eachreciprocation of the lug 18 will advance the incense but a shortdistance whereby accidental discharge of the incense stick from the tubeis prevented. However, if desired, the incense may be expelled from thetube by successive actuation of the advancing mechanism.

A pair of longitudinal slots may be cut in the bottom or the tube 10adjacent its open end to form a tongue 26 which is given a slight upwardbend as shown in Fig. 3 to resiliently engage the stick of incense. Theengagement of the tongue 26 with the incense tends to hold it in thetube and prevents the incense from being drawn into the tube by thespring 19 upon movement toward the closed end of the tube.

A modified form of incense stick is shown in Fig. 7, in which the stickis substantially cylindrical and has a groove formed in one side withinwhich groove are formed notches 22 which serve the same purpose as thenotches 21 on the stick shown in Fig. 6.

The manner in which the ash receptacle E is supported with relation tothe wall plate A is most clearly shown in Fig. 5 in which the receptacleE is provided with a downwardly bent extension 23 which is removablyengaged with the back portion through a slot 24 formed therein, thus thereceptacle may be conveniently removed for disposing of the ashescarried by it.

In Figs. 8 and 9, I show a modified form of my invention in which thewall plate A is dispensed with and the casing B which is substantiallythe same as that described above is supported by a standard F carried bya base member G. In this form the incense burner may be convenientlyused on a desk, table, or any other similar piece of furniture. In thismodification the ash receptacle E is carried by the base member G andthe back of the standard F is provided with a plurality of smallhook-shaped members 25 for the purpose of supporting a reserve supply ofincense sticks as shown.

From the foregoing it is clear that I have provided an incense burnerwhich may be conveniently lighted at any time and when a small quantityhas been consumed the incense will be extinguished automatically.Furthermore the burner is of great value for use in small rooms,closets, bathrooms, and the like where a small quantity of incense willsufiice to create a pleasant odor. With my invention it is possible toconveniently start the incense burning and at the same time be insuredthat it will be extinguished when any predetermined quantity of it hasbeen consumed, thus rendering it unnecessary to return to extinguish theincense.

While I have shown a preferred form of my invention and described thesame more or less specifically, it should be understood. that variouschanges in the construction and arrangement of its several parts may beresorted to within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is 1. An incense burner comprising a pair of tubularcontainers supported one above the other, one of said containers beingadapted to support a stick of incense, and igniting means carried by theother container and so positioned that a flame therefrom will light theincense carried by the first container.

2. In an incense burner, a container, a stick of incense in thecontainer, said stick having notches formed therein, and meansengageable with said notches for feeding the incense outwardly from thecontainer.

3. In an incense burner, a container, a stick of incense in thecontainer, said stick having notches formed therein, means engageablewith said notches for feeding the incense outwardly from the container,and a lighting device positioned below the incense container and capableof operation to produce a flame against the projecting end of theincense.

4. A device of the character described, comprising a supporting member,means carried thereby for holding a stick of incense, means carried bythe support adjacent the holding means but spaced therefrom for ignitingthe incense carried thereby, and a receptacle carried by the support forreceiving ashes from the incense.

. 5. In an incense burner, a container, a stick of incense slidablycarried by the container, said stick having notches formed therein, amember slidable with relation to the container and engageable with saidnotches upon sliding movement in one direction to slide the incense inthe container, and means for sliding said member.

6. In an incense burner, a container, a stick of incense carried by thecontainer, means for feeding the incense outwardly from the container,and means for limiting the distance that the incense is moved upon eachactuation of the feeding means.

'7. In an incense burner, a container, a stick of incense carried by thecontainer, and means operative to feed the stick of incense outwardlyfrom the container a limited distance and operative upon successiveactuation to expel the incense altogether.

8. As an article of manufacture a substantially cylindrical stick ofincense having a groove formed therein parallel to the axis thereof andhaving notches formed in said groove.

9. In an incense burner a tubular container adapted to slidably receivea stick of incense, said container having a portion bent inwardly toengage the incense, and means engageable with the incense for advancingit outwardly from the container.

10. In a device for burning. incense, a tube, a stick of incense carriedby the tube, a feeding member reciprocable with relation to the tube andengageable with the incense to advance it from the tube upon movement inone direction, and means for preventing retraction of the incense uponmovement of said member in the oppcsite direction.

11. For combination with an incense burner having a receptacle forincense, and means for advancing incense outwardly from said receptacle,a stick of incense adapted to be received by said receptacle and havingspaced notches formed therein for engagement by said advancing means.

EDWARD F. JONES.

